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not be given, or not given in the manner herein prescribed, such failure
shall not affect the validity of this Act, or operate to prevent its taking
effect.

1914, ch. 34, sec. 3.

285. The ballots cast at said election to be counted as deciding for or
against the sale of spirituous, fermented, or malt liquors, or intoxicating
drinks in said County, shall have printed on the official ballot cast or
used at said election, the words "For License," or "Against License," in
the manner prescribed by Section 56 of Article 33 of the Code of Public
General Laws of 1904, and the ballots cast "for License" and the ballots
cast "Against License" shall be carefully counted by the judges of said
election in the respective election districts of said County, and the num-
ber of ballots "For License" and the number of ballots "Against License"
shall be certified by them; and the return judges of said election at their
meeting after said election shall cast up the whole vote "For License" and
"Against License" in said Districts and shall make a separate written re-
turn of said whole vote to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, and said Clerk shall record said returns among the records of
his office and shall prepare a certificate proclaiming the result of such
election in said County and cause said certificate to be published in two

newspapers of said County within fifteen days after said returns have
been received by him.

1914, ch. 34, sec. 4. 1916, ch. 156.

286. If it shall appear by the returns of said judges and certificates;
of said Clerk that a majority of said votes have been cast "Against
license," it shall not be lawful for any person or any house, company,
or association, or body corporate or any manufacturer of intoxicating
liquors of any kind to barter or sell, directly or indirectly, or to solicit
or to receive orders for the purchase of, at any place within the limits of
Garrett County, or to give away at any place of business, or to give to or
furnish any person under the age of twenty-one years, within the limits-
of said County, any spirituous, fermented or malt liquors or alcoholic
bitters, or intoxicating drinks of any kind, including whiskey, brandy,
rum, wine, ale, beer and all other fermented, malt and distilled liquors,
and every mixture of liquors which shall contain more than two per cent,
by weight of alcohol and every mixture of liquors which shall contain less
than two per cent, of alcohol, if the same shall be intoxicating; or any
article used or sold as a beverage in the composition of which whiskey,
brandy, high wines, or alcohol or any spirituous or fermented liquors
shall be an ingredient, nor shall any license be granted for the sale of the
same therein; that no person or public or private carrier shall knowingly
accept or receive for shipment, transportation or delivery to any person
or place within the limits of Garrett County, or to carry, bring into,
transfer to any other person, carrier or agent, handle, deliver or distribute
in Garrett County, any intoxicating liquor, regardless of the name by
which it may be called; provided, however, that individuals may bring;